According to the author's note, this bit of historical fiction about the world's first police detective, Vidocq, and the dauphin in the tower is "about equal parts history and invention." That seems about right! A fun read.

Nice slow burn, once you get beyond the premise of a guy who sets his sister up on a date with a woman as a practical joke, and all the convoluted logic that follows as the main characters find reasons to be together without *being* together.

A fascinating study of the history of the Great Migration of millions of African Americans from World War I through 1970, told through the lives of three participants. Wilkerson interviewed more than 1200 people, did a tremendous amount of research, and distilled their experiences into a thought-provoking and revelatory narrative. Black migrants had an experience that was closer to that of immigrants from other countries, for all that they came from within the United States. A piece of history that everyone should know more about, the Great Migration changed the shape of our country. My one wish (although I listened to most of the book in the car) was for pictures of the main subjects of the book (provided on her website: http://isabelwilkerson.com/) and of the South and North and West that they knew.

I really enjoyed this, despite the dead mother (it had been a little while, and I was due). Highly recommended to anyone looking for a quick LGBTQ YA read, although be warned that Colby does wear out her welcome as she works through her grief.